Sentences with phrase «often multiple births»

Some mothers and couples may hope for twins through fertility treatments, Adashi said, but more often multiple births are not desired.

Not exact matches

And multiple pregnancies often leads to pre-term births - not the best outcome for a mother or her children.

Night nannies are typically employed for about four - to - six weeks up to three months for single births — often longer if there are multiples — and are used to help establish sleep and feeding schedules.

Labor and vaginal birth are possible, though twins and other multiples can more often be in positions other than head down.

If you go back to the reasons listed for the increase in LP babies, you will note that the mothers often have their own health issues including diabetes, cesarean sections, hypertension, and multiple births.

Often, in the case of a multiple birth, such as twins, a cesarean is necessary.

However, because multiple births can be so unpredictable, cesarean sections are often needed to help deliver twins and multiples safely.

Human multiple births can occur either naturally (the woman ovulates multiple eggs or the fertilized egg splits into two) or as the result of infertility treatments such as IVF (several embryos are often transferred to compensate for lower quality) or fertility drugs (which can cause multiple eggs to mature in one ovulatory cycle).

In certain medieval European chivalric romances, such as Marie de France's Le Fresne, a woman cites a multiple birth (often to a lower - class woman) as proof of adultery on her part; while this may reflect a widespread belief, it is invariably treated as malicious slander, to be justly punished by the accuser having a multiple birth of her own, and the events of the romance are triggered by her attempt to hide one or more of the children.

We found that heavy «gift bags» containing multiple brands of formula and coupons were being given out in obstetrics offices, and large sample cans of formula were mysteriously showing up on mothers» doorsteps, often just before they gave birth.

Parents of multiples are often faced with additional and unique forms of distress in their birth experiences, as many twins and higher order multiples are born prematurely and have extended stays in the NICU.

Cobedding of twins and other infants of multiple gestation is a frequent practice, both in the hospital setting and at home.174 However, the benefits of cobedding twins and higher - order multiples have not been established.175, — , 177 Twins and higher - order multiples are often born prematurely and with low birth weight, so they are at increased risk of SIDS.101, 102 Furthermore, there is increased potential for overheating and rebreathing while cobedding, and size discordance might increase the risk of accidental suffocation.176 Most cobedded twins are placed on their sides rather than supine.174 Finally, cobedding of twins and higher - order multiples in the hospital setting might encourage parents to continue this practice at home.176 Because the evidence for the benefits of cobedding twins and higher - order multiples is not compelling and because of the increased risk of SIDS and suffocation, the AAP believes that it is prudent to provide separate sleep areas for these infants to decrease the risk of SIDS and accidental suffocation.

Determining whether a female dog gave birth to a litter with multiple fathers is often easy, especially when purebred dogs are involved.